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'The Castles' motte and bailey

5 ha

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.68879, -0.38749

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Cormorant +43 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Cormorant +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Gromwell, Spotted Medick, Greater Periwinkle +83 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Field Gromwell, Spotted Medick, Greater Periwinkle +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Ramsons, Three-cornered Garlic +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Common Blue Damselfly +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barton-upon-Humber to Barnetby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
E2 (Humber Bridge)Walking route
Named routeInternational walking route
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Cycling

88 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Lincoln to Humber

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Castles (Motte and Bailey), Barrow Haven: aerial 2019 (1)

📷 Simon Tomson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Castles (Motte and Bailey), Barrow Haven: aerial 2019 (1)

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🦉WATERS EDGENature reserve3.5 km→🏞️WATERS EDGECountry park3.5 km→🌱Waters' Edge Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Baysgarth ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Pickering ParkUrban park4.9 km→⛪Christ ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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